WaterFire Providence celebrating 500th lighting

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — WaterFire Providence will be lit for the 500th time on May 30 after sunset.

The iconic Providence installation has burned at the center of the creative capital for 32 years.

“In a time when so much internet is to rile us up and get us upset or responsive, it’s good to just come together in real life, in person, in the middle of a beautiful capital city here in Providence, Rhode Island, and to just be with each other in a moment of peace and beauty,” Executive Artistic Director Barnaby Evans said…

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